Chapter 95: Punishing the Scummy Woman – Ten Steps to Make Her Vomit Blood

Hearing those words, both Gao Wenkai and Wei Lanlan froze.

Gao Wenkai, of course, knew Jiang Zhou.

They were dormmates — slept, ate, and attended classes together.

There were hardly any secrets between them.

But he’d never heard of Jiang Zhou being some disciple of Mount Longhu!

As for Wei Lanlan, she didn’t know Jiang Zhou at all.

So in her eyes, this guy was just some nutcase.

“Wenkai, who’s this guy? You know him? What’s with all that weird talk?”

“He’s my roommate, Jiang Zhou… just ran into him inside.”

Jiang Zhou?

That name sounded oddly familiar…

Wei Lanlan thought about it briefly, but didn’t dwell on it.

She just looked at Jiang Zhou with a hint of disdain.

Many people at Shangjing University would feel a twinge of recognition at the name Jiang Zhou.

First, there was that scandal with the Grey Whale Western Restaurant and the ‘scumbag date’ drama.

Then there was the incident where Fang Youcai got swindled for 510,000 yuan and cried his eyes out.

So yes, many people had heard the name, and even seen his picture.

Even those who didn’t browse forums had likely heard of him through classmates or roommates.

“Oh, I see. Well, you two go eat more if you want. I can wait here. Don’t worry about me.” Wei Lanlan still hadn’t realized the two’s real purpose.

She just thought everything tonight was coincidence. That Wenkai randomly bumped into his roommate, who just happened to walk over.

Still, anyone who could afford this French restaurant had to be rich.

So she started developing a tiny bit of interest in Jiang Zhou.

After all, one simp wasn’t enough.

She and her boyfriend spent too much. It was time to recruit another walking ATM.

It’s free money anyway.

“Senior, don’t worry. I told you I’d divine your friend’s identity, didn’t I?” Jiang Zhou suddenly spoke, glancing at a message that Xu Haodong had just sent.

They’d stripped the basketball club senior down to his boxers, and even sent a picture of them flashing peace signs next to him.

“Fate, luck, feng shui, virtue, education, name, appearance, and worship…

“Aha!”

Jiang Zhou pretended to chant some incantation, performing ritual hand signs.

“Your friend… she’s wearing a blue denim jacket, black shorts, and basketball shoes.”

Wei Lanlan’s face immediately stiffened.

That was exactly how her boyfriend was dressed!

But how did he know that?

“Oh? And red boxers? Is it his zodiac year or something? Hmm… why do I sense this friend is… male?”

Wei Lanlan started to panic. “Junior, stop joking around. What guy? There’s no such thing!”

Gao Wenkai stepped forward slightly. “Senior… just now, were you eating with your boyfriend?”

“What are you talking about? Of course not, don’t be ridiculous—”

“But… they all saw it.”

Buzz!

Her brain went blank.

They saw?

This roommate of his? He saw it?

She took a deep breath, ready to argue.

A woman like her, with this much experience, would never confess easily.

“I was on a date with you. What boyfriend? If I had one, how come you didn’t see him?”

“But… he was hiding in the bathroom, wasn’t he?”

Buzz!

Her expression changed again.

So… they knew everything.

Now she understood why her boyfriend hadn’t come out this whole time.

They were behind it!

“Where is he? What did you do to him?!”

Jiang Zhou smiled faintly. “We tied him up. He’s bawling like a baby. Weak as hell.”

“Don’t hurt him! Come at me if you’ve got a problem. What’s the point of beating up a guy?!”

“We didn’t plan to hurt him. Just return the money you took from Wenkai, and we’ll return your boyfriend.”

Wei Lanlan tossed her purse at Jiang Zhou’s feet.

“You think this is funny? This is kidnapping. I swear I’ll call the cops. You’ll be expelled!”

Gao Wenkai panicked hearing that.

“Forget it, Jiang Zhou. Let him go.”

“We can let him go, but she has to give your money back first.”

Wei Lanlan sneered. “He gave it to me willingly. Why should I return it?”

Gao Wenkai clenched his jaw. “I lent it to you. It wasn’t a gift.”

“Lent it? I don’t remember that. Do you have an IOU?”

“You can’t be like this. I gave you all my living expenses!”

“So what? I know what you were thinking. You wanted to date me, right? And you can’t even afford a few thousand?”

Jiang Zhou frowned. “You have a boyfriend, and still tricked Wenkai into giving you money under the pretense of dating?”

Wei Lanlan smirked. “I told him I had a boyfriend from the start. It was his choice.”

“Don’t you think what you’re doing is disgusting?”

“If someone’s willing to spend on me, what can I do? And who the hell are you anyway? Let my boyfriend go!”

Gao Wenkai looked at Jiang Zhou. “Let him go. We’ll figure the money out slowly. If she really calls the police, it won’t end well.”

Jiang Zhou paused and nodded.

There were no laws punishing gold-diggers. But there were laws against illegal detention.

Fighting her head-on here wasn’t smart.

Still, he wasn’t about to let Wei Lanlan off that easily.

“Senior, maybe you’ve heard my name… but do you know who I am? Ever heard of Fang Youcai?” Jiang Zhou smiled faintly.

Wei Lanlan blinked, the name ringing a bell.

That guy had caused a scandal for spreading lies about the student council president online…

In the end, he got caught and had to pay 510,000 yuan in damages.

She was a journalism major. Her professor even used that case in class.

The person who exposed him was named… Jiang Zhou?!

Wei Lanlan’s eyes widened. “You… you…”

Jiang Zhou nodded without expression. “I’m the Jiang Zhou who made Fang Youcai cough up 510K.”

“What do you want?!”

“I can use the same methods again. Want to try me?”

That actually scared her.

There were no laws that could punish her for toying with someone’s feelings.

But a media storm could.

Because everyone had their own sense of justice.

And deep down, she knew her behavior was disgusting.

She had a boyfriend, but strung along a junior for money.

She drained his living expenses and had him pay for her and her boyfriend’s dinner.

If it was just a private falling-out, she could ignore them and refuse to return the money.

They couldn’t touch her.

But if she got exposed online, if this blew up at school, she wouldn’t be able to lift her head ever again.

Wei Lanlan suddenly looked up. “You trying to slander me?! You’ve got no evidence! If you make stuff up, I can sue you!”

“Who said I have no evidence? Want to bet? Let’s see who’s still standing tomorrow.”

“You… you can’t possibly have anything!”

Jiang Zhou shrugged nonchalantly. “Alright. Then we’ll leave it here. See you online tomorrow.”

Wei Lanlan gulped. “There were no IOUs when he lent me money. You’re just bluffing!”

“No IOUs at all?”

Gao Wenkai nodded miserably.

“I thought… if she became my girlfriend, she wouldn’t have to repay it.”

Jiang Zhou sighed. “You’re such a dumbass.”

“Sorry, Jiang Zhou…”

“What are you saying sorry to me for? It’s not even my money.”

Hearing this, Wei Lanlan straightened up proudly again.

“So what now? If you’ve got guts, go ahead and expose me!”

“Gladly,” Jiang Zhou replied. “We’ll expose you.”

Wei Lanlan grinned smugly. “You’ve got no IOUs, how will you prove I took his money?”

Jiang Zhou also smiled. “Who cares about the money? We can let that go. But we’re making sure you go viral.”

“No IOUs. You can’t expose me!”

“I think even if there were no loans, the fact that you used romantic pretense to con a junior into paying for you and your boyfriend’s meal, that’s enough to make you infamous until graduation, don’t you think?”

He clicked his tongue. “Can’t even imagine what people at school will say about you.”

Wei Lanlan’s expression changed again. “I’ll never admit it!”

“Doesn’t matter. I’ve got evidence.”

“You—!”

Jiang Zhou nodded and pointed at his phone. “I recorded the whole thing. My other two roommates also filmed your boyfriend.”

In that instant, Wei Lanlan’s arrogance completely collapsed.

If it were just the matter of borrowing money, she could still find ways to deny or twist it.

After all, everyone borrows money now and then. It was no big deal.

But tricking a junior into going on a date just to pay her and her boyfriend’s bill, now that was laughable, humiliating.

If that video got out, she’d definitely go viral.

“So? Thought it over?” Jiang Zhou asked.

Wei Lanlan gritted her teeth. “Delete the video, and I’ll pay the money back!”

Jiang Zhou extended his hand. “Where’s the money?”

“I don’t have it right now, but I promise I’ll pay!”

“Alright. Then calculate the amount and write me an IOU.”

Wei Lanlan’s eyes widened. “I borrowed money from Wenkai, why should I write you an IOU?!”

Jiang Zhou smiled and turned his phone screen toward her.

The recording app was running.

“Now we also have audio proof that you borrowed the money. Anything else to say?”

Wei Lanlan completely deflated.

She knew she was no match for this guy.

If she kept playing dumb, she’d only lose more.

“Wenkai, how much did she borrow from you?”

“Three thousand five…”

Jiang Zhou nodded and looked at her. “Got cash?”

She shook her head. “My boyfriend spent it all.”

“Then write an IOU. Put my name on it, because the money Wenkai gave you was money he borrowed from me.”

Gao Wenkai’s eyes widened slightly, but after thinking about it, he said nothing.

Wei Lanlan walked back into the restaurant and borrowed paper and pen.

“I owe Jiang Zhou of the School of Finance 3,500 yuan…”

“Wait a minute!”

“What now?”

Jiang Zhou looked at her. “Are you dumb or just pretending? Didn’t you eat French food just now? Don’t you know how much it cost?”

Wei Lanlan paused. “How much was that meal? A thousand?”

“Bullshit. It was three thousand.”

“No way! We ordered carefully. It definitely wasn’t more than 800. Even with Wenkai’s, it couldn’t have exceeded 1,200!”

Jiang Zhou smirked and pulled out the bill. “Take a look. Total paid: 3,000. I don’t scam people.”

Wei Lanlan took a deep breath and trembled as she wrote: “I owe Jiang Zhou of the School of Finance 6,500 yuan, to be repaid within one week. Is that… good enough?”

“Mm. Not bad. Thanks for your cooperation.”

Jiang Zhou pocketed the IOU. “When you pay up, I’ll delete the video and the audio. Now get lost.”

“My boyfriend, give me my boyfriend!”

Just then, a half-naked man walked out of the restaurant.

Hair disheveled, face pale.

“Lanlan…”

“Sun Zhi! Did they hurt you?!”

The basketball club senior looked scared out of his mind, shaking his head repeatedly.

Wei Lanlan rushed over and held him up.

She cast a terrified glance at Jiang Zhou, then flagged down a taxi and fled.

That guy was terrifying. She didn’t want to stay a second longer.

Watching the car speed off, silence fell.

Gao Wenkai felt like the whole scene had been some absurd farce.

In just a few minutes, his first love had come to an end.

And what a ridiculous end it was.

Xu Haodong and Zhang Guangfa came out of the restaurant and stood beside them.

“Thanks, guys,” Gao Wenkai said.

“Don’t mention it. We’re brothers,” they replied.

Gao Wenkai nodded, eyes red.

Jiang Zhou clicked his tongue. “Stop tearing up, man. Let’s go. Time to get barbecue Wei-senpai is treating.”

“Huh? Why’s she treating?”

Jiang Zhou flicked the bill in his hand. “They only spent 1,100, but I scammed her for 1,900 more!”

Gao Wenkai’s eyes widened. “Wait… how did it become 1,100? I saw the bill. It was 3,000!”

“That 3,000 was my meal with Feng Siruo. Wei-senpai was too panicked to even read it carefully.”

“…damn.”

Xu Haodong patted Gao Wenkai’s shoulder.

“‘Ten-step con that makes them cough blood’. You thought we were joking?”

“Alright, let’s get in the car. Time to find a spot and drink.”

Jiang Zhou pulled out his keys, and the four of them headed to a late-night barbecue joint.

The place was still buzzing with people, even though it was almost midnight.

They ordered three cases of beer and a mountain of skewers.

Eating and drinking, they vented their frustrations.

“Wenkai, you learned your lesson this time, right?” Xu Haodong said.

Gao Wenkai nodded. “When Jiang Zhou cursed her just now, I realized… she’s really not the goddess I imagined.”

Jiang Zhou took a swig of beer. “You never liked her. You were just obsessed with an illusion you built up in your mind.”

“But now… I don’t even have a goal anymore.”

Xu Haodong nodded. “Time to go back to dating your hand.”

Jiang Zhou spat out his drink. “I’m thinking of organizing a class trip. Let’s see if we can get something going.”

“For real?!”

“Of course! Isn’t that what college is for?”

The three of them perked up immediately.

Gao Wenkai had just been dumped.

Xu Haodong was being ignored by Li Yifei.

Zhang Guangfa’s online girlfriend couldn’t even be contacted anymore.

They were all desperate to fall in love.

“When are we going?”

Jiang Zhou bit into a grilled kidney. “No idea. Ask the class monitor when there’s time.”

Xu Haodong rubbed his chin. “I think the class monitor’s kinda cute…”

“Yeah, she’s quiet, but really pretty!”

“And that other one — the class art rep — her legs are insane!”

The three brothers got excited and started daydreaming.

Jiang Zhou sighed. “You guys bounce back fast, huh?”

Xu Haodong laughed. “Better to fantasize early than be caught off guard.”

“Don’t just dream. Time to work on your emotional intelligence.”

“How do we do that?”

Jiang Zhou thought for a second. “Read more romance web novels.”

Romance novels?

What are those?

The three of them looked at each other, completely clueless.